RE: I need HELP — Gun Safety Presentation

[Ronald Gross]

EAST does indeed have an excellent presentation that was put together by
the Prevention Committee years ago when Bill Schwab was the chair.

>>> "Robert F. Smith" <rfsmithmd at comcast.net> 12/4/2007 6:31 AM >>>
Bill,

Doesn't EAST HAVE a slideshow about firearm violence? Also UPenn with
Bill Schwab's group has developed a show and lots of material.

Rob Smith

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Bromberg
Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 5:02 PM
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Subject: I need HELP — Gun Safety Presentation

Hey everyone, I need some advice. As the most junior guy not working
this week I "volunteered" to give a presentation on Firearm Safety to
a
local high school assembly of juniors and seniors (16-18 years old).
The
school is in "inner-city" Savannah (I can hear Dr Mattox laughing
already about inner city Savannah).

Here's my problem — I don't know where to go with the presentation. 

Furthermore the kids are too old for the "Eddie the Eagle" type
presentation — i.e.
STOP!
Don’t Touch
Leave the Area
Tell an Adult

And the type of gun injury they are exposed to is not of the "whoops I
didn't know it was loaded" failure to follow the four rules of safety
(i.e. 1. Treat ALL guns as if they are loaded. 2. Always keep a
firearm
pointed in a safe direction. 3. Keep your finger off the trigger until
you are ready to shoot. 4. Be sure of your target. Know what it is,
what
is in line with it and what is behind it. ) type.

Does anyone have any suggestions/experience with anything like this?

Thanks in advance for your help. I have the awful feeling they're
going
to eat me alive.

Bill Bromberg

William J. Bromberg, MD, FACS
Chair, EAST Practice Management Guidelines Committee
Savannah Surgical Group
912 350-7412
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